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Cutting Hair to Create Change

Cutting Hair to Create Change

Cutting Hair to Create Change

By Ralph BellMay 11, 2022No Comments

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” – Steve Maraboli, Author and Decorated Military Veteran One man found deliverance in the unlikeliest of places—a tattoo parlor. Daryl Bidner of Vancouver Island, BC knows the...

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Butterfly Haven

Butterfly’s Haven Brings Hope to Homeless Women and Children in LA

Butterfly’s Haven Brings Hope to Homeless Women and Children in LA

By Ralph BellApril 12, 2022No Comments

“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.” -Peter Marshall Reputable homeless shelters, especially for women and children, are few and far between although the need for them is immense, with over 20,000 homeless women living in LA County...

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Destiny

Homeless Teen with Diabetes Accepted at Over 50 Colleges

Homeless Teen with Diabetes Accepted at Over 50 Colleges

By Ralph BellJune 09, 2021No Comments

“If we truly want to end youth homelessness…then we have to invest in prevention and support communities as they work to implement these life-changing efforts.” – Cindy Lauper, music artist. Kids end up in state care for all kinds of reasons....

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Homeless Oaklanders

Homeless Oaklanders Build A Miracle Village

Homeless Oaklanders Build A Miracle Village

By Ralph BellMay 26, 2021No Comments

“People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” – Sheila Marshall McKechnie; a Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist. Who knew sand, subsoil, water and straw would radically...

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Jerry Pace

A Clarkston Man’s Big Step To Get Off The Street

A Clarkston Man’s Big Step To Get Off The Street

By Ralph BellApril 28, 2021No Comments

“Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.” – Pras Michel, American Rapper Homelessness begins as a location challenge (losing one’s home for any number of reasons). But the loss of a place to live is not the real cause...

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Shipping Containers

Newark Homeless Shelter Made from Converted Shipping Containers

Newark Homeless Shelter Made from Converted Shipping Containers

By Ralph BellMarch 24, 2021No Comments

“If this poster were a homeless youth, most people wouldn’t even bother to look down” – Poster strategically placed on the lower side of a building and down to the sidewalk [as though someone was sitting against the wall] at the cross-section...

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building affordable housing

Building Affordable Housing For The Homeless — Without Government Help!

Building Affordable Housing For The Homeless — Without Government Help!

By Ralph BellFebruary 24, 2021No Comments

Tim Roth, a developer for RMG Housing, at a project on Western Avenue in Los Angeles that will provide 49 units. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Nowhere in the bible did it say, ‘Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust.’ If we...

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David Guinn

New Homeless Court Program in MI

New Homeless Court Program in MI

By Ralph BellOctober 21, 2020No Comments

“It takes a society to combat homelessness, and a strong nation to fight poverty” – Wayne Chirisa, author and entrepreneur New Homeless Court Program Launches in Flint, MI It’s not often you hear of a court system thinking innovatively. And yet...

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Previously homeless woman

Minnesota Woman Finding Hope After Homelessness

Minnesota Woman Finding Hope After Homelessness

By Ralph BellOctober 07, 2020No Comments

“People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” – Shiela McKechnie, Scottish housing campaigner and consumer activist Everyone’s life changed in 2020 when Covid-19 hit American soil. But for some, those...

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Apartments for Homeless

Nonprofit Transforms Hotel into Apartments for Homeless

Nonprofit Transforms Hotel into Apartments for Homeless

By Ralph BellMarch 09, 2020No Comments

“Without a home, everything is fragmentation.” – John Berger, British Essayist How often do you drive through an area with abandoned buildings and casually wonder what happened, without much of a second glance? I would guess that describes...

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